Semi Final 2011

West Coast v Carlton
Semi Final, 2011

Kennedy kicked 3 against his old side. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 17 September 2011 (5:50 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

42,803

Result

Won by 3

Score

WCE 15.11.101 - 15.8.98 CAR

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West Coast won a final for the first time since the 2006 premiership, but it took a four-quarter effort against a Carlton side that refused to lie down. After a poor first quarter the Eagles turned it on in the second, kicking eight goals (with Mark Nicoski contributing three of them) to take a slim lead into halftime. The two sides traded blows in the third term, but two quick goals to Jack Darling at the start of the final quarter saw West Coast take control and when Mark LeCras goaled shortly into time-on, the Eagles were 21 points up and seemingly home. Three quick Carlton goals saw the Blues get to within just two points but West Coast survived some nervous moments to move into the preliminary finals. Dean Cox led from the front with 19 possessions, 35 hitouts and a goal, and Scott Selwood picked up 21 touches while quelling the influence of Chris Judd.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		1.3.9		9.3.57		11.8.74		15.11.101
Carlton		4.1.25		7.4.46		10.5.65		15.8.98

Goals: Darling, Kennedy, Nicoski 3, Cox, Hurn, LeCras, Lynch, McGinnity, priddis

Best: Cox, S.Selwood, Kerr, Kennedy, Priddis, Nicoski, Glass

Injuries: Nil

Sub: McGinnity for Masten in the fourth quarter

Named sides

	West Coast				Carlton
B:	Hurn	Glass	Schofield	B:	Joseph	Jamison	Laidler
HB:	Butler	MacKenzie	Waters	HB:	Yarran	Thornton	Duigan
C:	Shuey	Priddis	Embley	C:	Simpson	Robinson	Scotland
HF:	LeCras	Kennedy	Nicoski	HF:	Garlett	Henderson	Carrazzo
F:	Darling	Lynch	Naitanui	F:	Betts	O'hAilpin	Walker
R:	Cox	A.Selwood	S.Selwood	R:	Warnock	Judd	Murphy
I:	Kerr	Masten	McGinnity	I:	Armfield	Ellard	Davies
	Gaff				Tuohy
E:	Ebert	Smith	Hams	E:	Bower	Russell	Hampson

In: Kerr

Out: Ebert

From the papers

The Age

"In the space of five minutes in the second quarter West Coast gave an indication of why it has gone from cellar dweller to premiership contender in the space of a year.

Mark Nicoski's scrappy snap five minutes into term two sparked an exhilarating run in which the Eagles booted four unanswered goals in almost as many minutes.

By the time Nicoski slotted a beauty from the boundary line five minutes later, West Coast had gone from three goals behind Carlton to level pegging.

Thirty seconds later the Eagles were in front, Darling roosting the ball into Patersons Stadium's three-tier stand after a needless infringement from Marcus Davies."

Sunday Herald-Sun

"After an exhilarating start from the Blues, a decisive momentum shift in the second term put the game back in the Eagles' favour

Daniel Kerr ignited the Eagles' fightback with a brilliant second term.

The warrior was unstoppable, showing the poise that once made him one of the AFL's elite.

As the Eagles' engine room began to click into gear, so, too, did its long-kicking game plan.

The Eagles had the height in attack to worry the Blues' defenders and it was only in the second term that they began to capitalise on their marking power."

WAFL

Prelim Final (11 Sept)

West Perth (Strijk) vs Subiaco

Injury list

In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Neates		Knee		Season
B.Wilson		Ankle		Season
Rosa		Knee		1 week
Smith		Hamstring		Test
Cox		Hip		Test
Kerr		Back		Test
Lycett		Knee		Test

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2011/031820110917.html

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2011/26/wce-v-carl